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Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1959 1-Month	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1989
December 1959 1-Month	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
Nov–Dec 1959 2-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
	Ties: 2013
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
Oct–Dec 1959 3-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
Sep–Dec 1959 4-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1956, 1973, 1975, 1979
Aug–Dec 1959 5-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2018
	Ties: 1906, 1984
Jul–Dec 1959 6-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2018
	Ties: 1998, 2017
Jun–Dec 1959 7-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015, 2018
	Ties: 2002, 2009
May–Dec 1959 8-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2018
	Ties: 1971
Apr–Dec 1959 9-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1991, 2022
Mar–Dec 1959 10-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2011
	Ties: 2003, 2005
Feb–Dec 1959 11-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1917
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012, 2018, 2020
	Ties: 1949, 1985
Jan–Dec 1959 12-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2020
	Ties: 1898, 1906, 1985, 2003
Jul 1958–Dec 1959 18-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012, 2020, 2021
	Ties: 1919, 1933, 1952
Jan 1958–Dec 1959 24-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1905
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1912, 1919, 1920, 1928, 1937, 1970, 1989
Jan 1957–Dec 1959 36-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1905
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2021
	Ties: 1934, 1938, 1946, 1972, 1976, 1989
Jan 1956–Dec 1959 48-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1905
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1913, 1977, 1984
Jan 1955–Dec 1959 60-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1905
	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2021
	Ties: 1924, 1939, 1951

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings